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The Surprising Rebirth Of Belief In God

S2 E04. Live in Dallas: Why Belief In God Is Back

The Surprising Rebirth Of Belief In God

Justin Brierley

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.8592 Ratings

🗓️ 1 April 2025

⏱️ 85 minutes

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Summary

Is the tide of faith coming back in on our post-Christian culture? Justin Brierley speaks on why the search to make sense of human existence, human value and human purpose are pointing many people back towards God. This talk recaps Justin's 'Surprising Rebirth' thesis. Recorded at First Baptist Church Garland, Dallas in 2024, along with Q&A from the audience. More info, book & newsletter: https://justinbrierley.com/surprisingrebirth/ Support via Patreon for early access to new episodes and bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/justinbrierley/membership Support via Tax-deductible (USA) and get the same perks: https://defendersmedia.com/portfolio/justin-brierley/ Give a one-off gift via PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/brierleyjustin Buy the book or get a signed copy: https://justinbrierley.com/the-surprising-rebirth-of-belief-in-god/ Ep 4 show notes: https://justinbrierley.com/surprisingrebirth/season-2-episode-4-live-in-dallas-why-belief-in-god-is-back Also, check out our show ‘Uncommon Ground’ for discussion and debates: ⁠https://justinbrierley.com/uncommon-ground-podcast/⁠ The Surprising Rebirth of Belief in God is a production of Think Faith in partnership with Genexis, and support from The Jerusalem Trust.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Well, we were not prepared for this. The venue is full. However, the mission is bigger than the room. You can still join us. Due to the incredible uptake, our responding to the Rebirth Conference will now be live streamed. Book your online pass now at rebirthconference.net. You may not be in the room, but you can still be part of the

0:22.5

response from anywhere in the world on Saturday the 22nd of November. On the live stream,

0:28.5

you'll get full access to all keynote sessions, panels and interviews with guests, including

0:33.6

John Lennox, Paul Kingsnorth, Elizabeth Oldfield and Al Gordon. You can take part in the

0:38.9

Q&A. You'll get to take home recordings of all of the sessions and get a front row seat to what God is doing.

0:45.7

A rebirth is happening. Let's respond together wherever we are. Book your live dream pass at

0:52.0

rebirthconference.net.

0:55.0

The new atheists failed to answer people's ultimate questions.

1:01.0

They held out science and reason as the ultimate way in which we should understand everything.

1:07.0

But actually, science and reason are good for some things, but they won't tell you why you're here.

1:12.6

They won't tell you your value.

1:14.6

They won't lead to a meaningful, flourishing life.

1:18.6

Suppose it were true that atheism doesn't offer anything.

1:22.6

So what?

1:24.6

Our kind of post-Christian ideology, humanist ideology, secular, liberal, whatever you want to call it,

1:30.3

is actually rather anemic.

1:32.3

Something has changed in the tide of faith that just maybe God might be surprising us.

1:39.3

Faith in a higher power, in God and in the sur story that makes sense of it all, gives it meaning.

1:46.0

These are the ways in which we discover true. It is through narratives, through myths.

1:52.0

There is nothing more powerful than the Christian myth.

1:55.0

I believe we're at a turning of the tide moment. Yes, it's gone a long way out.

1:59.0

And things may get worse before they get better,

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